Motorcycle Tech Tips & DIY Garage How-Tos – Cycle Source Magazine
Mounting A Custom Fuel Tank
Article By: Tyler Malinky When it comes to mounting a custom gas tank on your bike, there are many ways to skin a cat. With quite a few tanks coming with welded on but undrilled tabs, one of the easiest ways is to weld a couple of threaded bungs…
“Full-Bore Sheet Metal”
Bryan Fuller of Fuller Hot Rods releases his new Sheet Metal fabrication book. “FULL-BORE SHEET METAL” This is the first book in a series of custom fabrication “how-to” books that will be presented by these guys. The book is about the sheet…
Hand Spinning Fenders
Article By: Paul Wideman Photos By: Nichole Grodski The first time I looked into metal spinning, I was in complete awe. I was a young gearhead and had always heard the old timers talk about “spun” fuel cells on the front of their dragsters. Not…
Legend Air Install
Article and Photos by: Chris Callen With our boy Keith getting his ’95 Roadking up and running this spring, we’ve got a good look at the fact that he, like a lot of people these days, is in the position of bringing an Evo based bike back from…
Venting a Gas or Oil Tank Cap
Article By: Tyler Malinky If you’re building a custom oil tank, you can forgo the vent fitting and vent the cap to keep a super clean design. Also, if you need to vent a cap for a gas tank, this method also works great. What you need are a 1/8”…
Beer Runner on a Budget–Part 8
Article By: Wayne at Wicked Willy’s Choppers Here in part 8, we will finish our foot clutch that we started last month. We will make an end for our cable and also make up a set of kickass handlebars that flow with our tank and have enough…
Baker Seven Speed Install–Part 2
Last month we left you with some info about the Baker DD7 transmission. We talked a little about gear ratio, and what to expect when you get the DD7 kit from Baker. The disassembly and reassembly went pretty good, everything went as planned and…
Beer Runner On a Budget–Part 7
Article By: Wayne at Wicked Willy’s Choppers Here in part seven of our trike build, we are going to start our foot controls. I will be building a custom foot clutch using our own forward controls. This will take two parts because I will show you…
Motorcycle Seat Upgrade
Article And Photos By: Sara Liberte Look, it’s inevitable as time goes on that certain parts on your car, motorcycle, dirt bike or whatever vehicle you cherish most will eventually deteriorate. It’s a part of life; things wear out. Take your own…
Baker Seven Speed Install-Part 1
When I first heard of the Baker DD7, I was like most of the others out there and said, ‘Why would someone add another gear? Wasn’t 6 enough?’ Well, I’m not like the others so I had to find out why. I got to speak with Bert Baker about…
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